FOWC with Fandango: Euphoric

Our town will become euphoric in a week’s time because the carnival begins. My only interest is to take a few photos of the participants, otherwise it is too much noise and excitement for me. There will be two processions with accompanying loud music and of course the kids will be enjoying it, being able to dress up in their costumes. There will also be a few costumed balls for the adults and the restaurants will be open almost all night for the carnival visitors.

I remember the time when I was a member of the work force and those that decided to combine work with carnival usually fell asleep at their work place if they were not clever enough to take the week off.

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Thanks for sharing this piece. I grew up in cities that don’t do carnaval, so I clealry remember the first time I was in a town that did during the celebration. It was pure chaos. This was in a town near Kleve, Germany, where my now husband lived at the time. Though Nijmegen, the major city across the German/Dutch border I lived in at the time, does carnaval Too, it wasn’t nearly as big as in that town. I can still hear the song played on one of the procession wagons at a way too early hour for my liking on a Sunday (ie. before noon). Dein Schwester ist ein richtig geiles Luder (not sure I spelled it correctly).

I grew up in London where there is absolutely no carnival and only got to know it when I came to Switzerland. Then I married a Swiss and in our area carnival is a big thing. I am sure it can be fun, but I never really enjoyed it. My only fun today is with the camera.

Women’s March 2017

Originally a cockney from the East End of London. Arrived in Switzerland 46 years ago and due to meeting Mr. Swiss, I am still here. Mother of two sons, have been adopted by 3 cats. Worked 30 years as an export clerk for a Swiss machine tool company and am now retired. Like to go for walks with my camera and write blogs, flash fiction, poems to make life interesting. Speak fluent German/Swiss German, French, Italian and some Russian. Mother tongue: still cockney english.

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51 Shades of Blog

Being honest the title is based on a remark made on one of my blogs by a supporter.
"You always turn a topic inside out and on its head" were words also applied by a visitor to one of my blogs. I think she hit the nail on the head.

Prompts are there to act on, not just tell everyone what you had for lunch or your likes and dislikes. I trust that on my blog you find something spiced with humour. Mr. Swiss, my other half, has been known to say that not everyone always understands my humour (I do not always understand his).

Blogging is for me coupled with having fun. I do what I want to and not what I have to.

Disclaimer: Not reponsible for any spelling or grammatical mistakes. I do my best, but having two langugages revolving in my brain (yes, I have one), sometimes the result is more bi- than unilingual.

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